ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek traders said on Sunday they expected a torrid day of losses when the Athens stock market opens after being shuttered for five weeks as part of attempts to stop Greece's financial collapse.

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NEW DELHI, July 31 (Reuters) - India's Finance Minister ArunJaitley sought parliament's approval on Friday to increase thespending budget for this fiscal year by $4 bil]]>

LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar jumped and stock markets around the world were left flat-footed on Thursday after the Federal Reserve painted a relatively bright picture of the U.S. economy, boosting bets that it will hike interest]]>

LONDON (Reuters) - Which are the two fastest growing economies in the euro zone?

Not the big beasts in the core, but the once-struggling peripheral economies of Spain and Ireland.

Spain reported on Thursday that its economy grew 1 pe]]>

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LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar jumped and world stocks were left flat-footed on Thursday after the Federal Reserve painted a relatively bright picture of the U.S. economy, boosting bets that it will hike interest rates in Septembe]]>

By Howard Schneider and Michael Flaherty

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy and job market continue to strengthen, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday, leaving the door open for a possible interest rate hike when central bank policymake]]>

By Renee Maltezou and Angeliki Koutantou

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, struggling to contain a revolt in his left-wing Syriza party, said on Wednesday that his government would not implement reform measures beyond tho]]>

By Krishna N. Das and Manoj Kumar

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Punjab National Bank (PNB), India's fourth-largest state lender by assets, could take control of some of the country's most heavily indebted steel companies and sell them on as part of a ]]>

By Renee Maltezou and Francesco Guarascio

ATHENS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Conflicting statements and denials flew between Athens and Brussels on Tuesday in a war of nerves highlighting the depth of mutual mistrust over a new round of negotiations ]]>

MUMBAI (Reuters) - The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has ordered the cancellation of Sahara conglomerate's fund management business permit in six months, saying it failed to meet a "fit-and-proper" rule with the group founder in jail.MUMBAI, July 28 (Reuters) - India's markets regulator hasordered the cancellation of Sahara conglomerate's fundmanagement business permit in six months, saying it failed tomeet a "fit-and-proper" rule with the group founder in jail.

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By Krishna N. Das and Manoj Kumar

NEW DELHI, July 28 (Reuters) - India's fourth-largest statelender by assets could take control of some of the country'smost heavily indebted steel companies and sell them on as partof a restructuring backed]]>

By Francesco Guarascio and Renee Maltezou

BRUSSELS/ATHENS (Reuters) - International creditors want Greece to enact a third wave of politically sensitive reforms before they will release any money to keep the near bankrupt country afloat under ]]>

DHAKA, July 27 (Reuters) - Bangladesh's central bank said onMonday it would provide 164 billion taka ($2.1 billion) incredits to private banks in the 2015-2016 fiscal year to fosterincreased food production and help maintain economic growth. * Jaitley says to consider report on black money in P-notes

NEW DELHI, July 27 (Reuters) - The Indian government willconsult the central bank before taking a decision on theformation of a proposed interest rate-setting panel, juniorfinance minister Jayant Sinha told Reuters on Monday.